A boy killed in Sri Lanka on Easter is mourned at Washington National Cathedral
Alex Arrow with his son, Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa, who was killed in the bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. By Jessica Contrera Jessica Contrera Enterprise reporter focusing on stories about people whose lives are affected by what's happening in the news Email Bio Follow May 1 at 7:08 PM The fifth-grade boys fidgeted with their suit sleeves as the door to the hearse opened. They lowered their eyes when the casket emerged draped in red roses. It was large enough to hold an adult.
He returned to the United States often to visit his father in San Diego, and he planned to return to the District with his mother, Dhulsini de Zoysa, this fall. Kieran snacked on kettle corn and preferred breakfasts of egg sandwiches. He had a tendency to lose things and took showers that were far too long. He did karate, climbed trees, rode a skateboard and was just starting to have his first crushes. He hadn’t yet had his first kiss.
In many of the pews, Kieran’s classmates were tucked into their parents’ embraces, listening. Ever since they’d heard the news, their school, their parents, the adults in their lives kept trying to explain. All they knew for sure was that their friend would not be sitting beside them in the sixth grade.
Beneath the towering columns and stained-glass windows, William listened as the pastor said that Kieran’s welcoming attitude was the opposite of how the terrorists viewed the world.
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